Heartfelt Causes & Effects

…would also provide an opportunity to discuss our own actions impact others in ways we might not realize. I developed the lesson using the Cause and Effects Rocket graphic organizer…

Weekend App Attack: 3 Great Classroom Apps!

…students at once. Give each player a partner and voila! You have four students engaged on one tablet. Any app that allows more students to take advantage of the tablets

Going Marbles for STEM Hands-on Learning

…a passionate advocate for DonorsChoose.org, and she enjoyed helping other teachers obtain funding for their projects through this nonprofit organization. Francie also held the honor of being the very first…

Teaching Informational Text with Magazines

…recommendations online. The easiest place to find magazine reviews of is on Amazon.com. Even if you don’t plan to purchase your magazines there, it’s really helpful to read reviews for…

A Dozen Fun Ways to Wrap Up the School Year

…to their website at http://www.aimsedu.org and search for the Puff Mobiles activity. You can also find these types of activities at the NC Science Olympiad website. Ed Tech & Online

30 Free or Inexpensive Gift Ideas for Students

…you want to get fancy you could mount on construction paper. http://www.wordle.net Karen Esdale-Brown – I melt down the broken classroom crayons into Christmas cookie cutter shapes. Kerri Grooby –…

Quiet Signals and Timers

…program in the timer to count up or count down, depending on the task you want to time. One of my favorite free websites is Online Stopwatch at www.online-stopwatch.com. They have…